5 Passports: This and That.

The Olympics…As the Olympics wrap up, it was fun watching them from the perspective of another country. While several TV stations in Croatia are broadcast in English (and dubbed in Croatian), we picked up the Olympics in three languages. We had an English station (from England), an Italian station and Croatian. Each country of course focuses on their own athletes and it’s rare to see the Americans. The broadcasts are a lot lower key, and for whatever reason, there are never any commercials around here.

You’ve been traveling too long when…The other day during a skype call with my folks, Grandpa asked Cole if he has been watching the Olympics. He then quizzed Cole on the swimmer that won 8 gold medals. Cole didn’t know, so Grandpa gave him a hint…Michael ________? Cole’s response…Angelo. Yes, the great Michelangelo!

Mia’s in the same boat. Grandpa sent her a postcard with a picture of her and Grandpa in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. (If you’re not familiar with the Wisconsin State Capitol, it was modeled after the White House in Washington, with the big white dome.) Anyway, upon looking over the postcard, Mia asked…”Now which church was this?” That’s the Badger church I guess.

Anyway, after a month in Croatia, we’re off again. Tomorrow it’s on to Austria and Switzerland, before returning to Croatia to finish up where we left off. Thanks again for all your emails and we’ll touch base again soon. By the way, I updated a few photos in the kids albums too, if you care to take a look.

Ella getting ready for a night out.